Amy earned a MFA in writing from Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY in 2014.She describes herself as a writer who is also a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, teacher, yogi, and always, a reader. She loves to observe people and try to capture their essence with words. She looks for the magic in each experience and tries to give it a voice. She finds comfort and wisdom in nature and looks to the natural world for inspiration.She has had several poems published in both print ("The Clot" a poem published in the October 2015 issue of Chronogram magazine and “Cicadas†in July/August issue of Cicada magazine) and on-line journals ("Run" in the issue #8 of 521magazine,“Collided†and selections from “Lady Sings the Blues While Looking at National Geographic" in Drunken Monkeys).